Global Patent Index - EP 1397832 A2

EP 1397832 A2 20040317 - METHOD FOR ISOLATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR ISOLATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Title (de)

ISOLATIONSVERFAHREN FÜR HALBLEITERBAUELEMENTE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'ISOLATION DE DISPOSITIFS SEMI-CONDUCTEURS

Publication

EP 1397832 A2 20040317 (EN)

Application

EP 02749559 A 20020607

Priority

  • US 0217864 W 20020607
  • US 29697601 P 20010608

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02101818A2] A method is disclosed for isolating device regions in a heterostructure that includes at least one layer of a strained semiconductor material. The method includes the steps of forming a trench in the at least one layer of strained semiconductor material using an etch chemistry that is selected to etch different layers of said heterostructure sufficiently similarly that said trench includes walls that are substantially straight, and depositing a dielectric material in the trench.

IPC 1-7

H01L 21/762; H01L 21/306

IPC 8 full level

H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01L 21/76224 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/165 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02101818A2

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02101818 A2 20021219; WO 02101818 A3 20030410; AU 2002320060 A1 20021223; EP 1397832 A2 20040317; US 2003049893 A1 20030313

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0217864 W 20020607; AU 2002320060 A 20020607; EP 02749559 A 20020607; US 16503102 A 20020607